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Woodford Five Wood Bourbon Review
The Woodford Reserve Distillery Series is, according to their website: "An eclectic line of one-of-a-kind expressions, Distillery Series pushes the creative boundaries of whiskeys to the extreme." The series includes the Double Double Oaked, Barrel Finished Rye, Sweet Mash Redux, Frosty Four Wood, Bottled in Bond, Three Grain, Four Grain, Five Malt, Blended Rye, Toasted Oak Rye, French Oak Cask Finished Rye and the latest release, the Woodford Reserve Five Wood.
Woodford Reserve
Five Wood
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Finished in Port and Sherry Casks
Bottling Date: 2020
90.4 proof
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The Woodford Reserve Distillery Series is, according to their website: “An eclectic line of one-of-a-kind expressions, Distillery Series pushes the creative boundaries of whiskeys to the extreme.” The series includes the Double Double Oaked, Barrel Finished Rye, Sweet Mash Redux, Frosty Four Wood, Bottled in Bond, Three Grain, Four Grain, Five Malt, Blended Rye, Toasted Oak Rye, French Oak Cask Finished Rye and the latest release, the Woodford Reserve Five Wood.
Woodford Five Wood is unique. The bourbon is first aged in traditional new charred oak barrels, but it is then finished in one of four different types of used barrels: Tawny and Ruby Port and Oloroso and Amontillado Sherry barrels. The whiskey finished in each of these barrels is then blended together to make the final product.
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Tasting Notes
🛌 Rested for 25 minutes in a Glencairn
👉Nose: Notes of dark fruit, port and sherry, light leather, caramel, oak
👉Taste: Caramel, dark fruits, oak
👉Finish: The dark fruit, sherry and port flavors persist. Char and oak become more evident throughout the fairly long finish
Summary
Woodford Five Wood Bourbon is an interesting one. The first day I tasted it, more of the barrel flavors like butterscotch and vanilla dominated, and it reminded me of the Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked. However, when I tasted it after the bottle had been open for a bit, the port and dark fruit became the more dominant flavors, with the traditional bourbon flavors fading to the background, and it is no longer at all like the Double Double Oaked. This bourbon gives a nice warming sensation, which would be perfect for a cold winter’s night, so I understand completely why they released it in the middle of summer…??♂️ The warmth must come from the port and sherry, because the proof is fairly low.
Want to learn more about another bourbon from the Distillery Series? Check out our review and tasting notes on the Woodford Reserve Three Grain!
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About the author: Ed Escott is truly "Bourbon Obsessed". He is the founder of Bourbon Obsessed, LLC, and an Executive Bourbon Steward of the Stave and Thief Society. In addition, he has authored and edited over 600 bourbon and other whiskey reviews, over 50 in-depth distillery write-ups, and many other related articles. He is on the board of the Kentucky Bourbon Influencers and a member of the Lexington Bourbon Society and the Bourbon Capital Guild. Last, but not least, Ed has attended many bourbon-related educational sessions, visited countless distilleries, and is on a never-ending quest to try every bourbon.
Prior to focusing solely on Bourbon Obsessed, Ed practiced in academic medicine for three decades. He most recently was a Professor at the University of Kentucky and served as Chief of the Division of Neuroradiology and Vice Chair For Faculty Mentoring, Development & Wellness of the Department of Radiology. He has extensive editorial experience in academic medical publication, and brings that same academic mindset to Bourbon Obsessed, which is a unique approach for a spirit-focused media company.
Ed can be found on social media on Instagram at @bourbon_obsessed and on Facebook at @BourbonObsessed
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